Who
is Proteus? (SID
1/8/02) Who
is Proteus? (SID
1/8/02)
Amidst the glamour and excitement of AMC's fifth-annual Crystal Ball, more clues are presented which cast several new Pine Valley citizens as suspects in the ongoing investigation into drug lord Proteus’ identity. And though, by the time the new year arrives, the mystery will be solved, the threat of danger will linger closer than ever!
David
Threatens Anna!
First up is a vexing
encounter between David and Greenlee’s increasingly antsy dad. Says
Vincent Irizarry (David): “Roger keeps messing up, and David is just about to
lose his patience with him.” David is frustrated further to learn that
Anna has set him up. When she insists that she will learn his secret, he
assures her that, in doing so, she will become something she doesn’t want to
be: his enemy!
Anna, however, actually has a new man in her sights. “She suspects that Chris is Proteus,” Finola Hughes (Anna) reveals. “She thinks his ‘investigation’ is a smoke screen. And he keeps getting in her way, as if to keep her from seeing who he really is.”
Other eyes nonetheless fall on David when Mateo, arriving at Wildwind with Simone, huddles with Edmund. Discussing Anna and Dixie’s recent accidents, Mateo theorizes that David may be putting the women in his life on guard. In any case, they agree, Proteus is losing control.
Adam Lashes
Out!
Later, as Mateo prepares a
new trap for the drug ring’s boss, he’s taken aback to discover that
Hayley’s escort for the ball is Ryan! As Lavery opens up about Chris’
past with his late father – a supposed drug dealer – Hayley’s curiosity is
piqued by this news about “Agent” Stamp’s ever-changing background!
Hayley’s dad, meanwhile, is spied sharing a few angry words with his son-in-law’s date for the evening. “He confronts Simone, the lady that Mateo is carrying on with,” reveals David Canary (Adam). “He challenges and threatens her – as is his wont.” But what is the actual nature of their heated argument?
Vanessa’s
Big Surprise!
At the same time, Vanessa
goes MIA to enjoy a romp with someone who most definitely is not Palmer.
Caught by her eldest son, Vanessa rebuffs David’s scolding by letting it slip
that she is well aware of his extracurricular activities!
Meanwhile, across town, Chris does his best to lift homebound murder suspect Erica’s spirits. Alas, following a flurry of romance, the couple’s moment is interrupted by Chris’ ringing cell phone. “I have to go,” he cryptically announces, leaving Erica alone to make her own secretive call.
Chris Has A
Secret!
With the Crystal Ball
underway, Edmund learns that someone has donated a valuable, covered item for
the auction. Once Palmer bests Opal’s beau, Hank, in the bidding he
uncovers his prize: a statue of the Greek god Proteus!
The revelation intrigues Edmund, Anna and David, who are all aware of the figure’s significance. Mateo, meanwhile, is absent, since he’s off with Hayley, being filled in on Chris’ questionable past!
Proteus
Unmasked!
As midnight nears, a bonanza
of new clues make the Proteus puzzle more perplexing: David urges his mother to
keep quiet, then punches out someone… Adam threatens someone with “a pain
you’ve never known”… Vanessa seeks to talk with Leo alone…Chris
learns that Mateo has been hiding something from him…and Anna contemplates
slipping David a drug.
Who is Proteus? Brace yourself for the answer to that question on Monday, December 31!
“It’s
me! It’s me!”
Five
possible Proteuses argue their case!
Adam Chandler: “Proteus is motivated by revenge,” says David Canary, “and Adam has made enemies everywhere because of his indefatigable ego. So this would be an excellent way to get back at those who have hounded him.” As for targeting his own son-in-law, Canary notes, “Adam never liked that boy. Mateo is cocky, really cocky, and Adam doesn’t like that!”
Anna Devane: “Anna is bored, and may have gone astray,” suggests Finola Hughes, hinting that the notorious double agent this time has ventured too far outside the law. “She has played on the dark side before. It could be that she’s gotten in over her head.”
Chris Stamp: “Chris has taken all of these undercover jobs and claims to be investigating Proteus,” says AMC executive producer Jean Dadario-Burke. “But he has done things which seem questionable. Plus, he seems to be hiding something from Anna.”
David Hayward: “David does like being in the shoes of a god,” offers Vincent Irizarry, “somebody who has other lives – people whom he can have authority and dominance over – in his hands.” And heaven knows, Proteus has been pulling Mateo’s – and others’ – strings for months now.
Vanessa Cortlandt: “In a way, she’s just crazy enough to do it!” argues Marj Dusay with a laugh. “I think she would go to the ends of the Earth to control her sons and get their love – although I don’t know if she’d ever believe they really love her. Also she loves money!”